As South Africans are enjoying the easter weekend, the national conversation is once again focussing on road safety, traffic volumes and inevitably the number of lives lost. But what happens after the headlines fade? Every year, thousands of South Africans survive road accidents. While fatalities dominate the news cycle, far less attention is given to those who are left behind to deal with the long-term consequences of serious injury. According to  Amanda Rogaly, CEO of RoadCover ,  many South Africans remain unaware that they may be entitled to financial support through the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Bongiwe Zwane caught up with her for further details...

As South Africans are enjoying the easter weekend, the national conversation is once again focussing on road safety, traffic volumes and inevitably the number of lives lost. But what happens after the headlines fade? Every year, thousands of South Africans survive road accidents. While fatalities dominate the news cycle, far less attention is given to those who are left behind to deal with the long-term consequences of serious injury. According to &nbsp;Amanda Rogaly, CEO of RoadCover , &nbsp;many South Africans remain unaware that they may be entitled to financial support through the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Bongiwe Zwane caught up with her for further details...

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin.

The Weekend View

This programme provides listeners with local and international news on Saturday and Sunday, hosted by Sebenzile Nkambule and Bongiwe Zwane. Listen to SAfm 104-107 Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 7 a.m.

This programme provides listeners with local and international news on Saturday and Sunday, hosted by Sebenzile Nkambule and Bongiwe Zwane. Listen to SAfm 104-107 Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 7 a.m.

RoadCover encourages registration in order to better access the Road Accident Fund

African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. This is according to Danny Bradlow, Professor and Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria. He adds that it is clear that the war initiated by Israel and the US against Iran would harm Africa in a number of ways. He says there are lessons that, if followed, can help the continent emerge from the crisis in a better place. To unpack this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Danny Bradlow, Professor and Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria 

African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. This is according to Danny Bradlow, Professor and Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria. He adds that it is clear that the war initiated by Israel and the US against Iran would harm Africa in a number of ways. He says there are lessons that, if followed, can help the continent emerge from the crisis in a better place. To unpack this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Danny Bradlow, Professor and Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria&nbsp;

African governments need to be pragmatic and must try to minimise the impact of the current Gulf war

A network of researchers and civil society organisations have gathered together and launched the Prosecutions Project which is aimed at addressing the constitutional and structural independence of the National Prosecutions Authority. The group says the current legislation and systems of the NPA are constrained and outdated. For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the Executive Director at Corruption Watch, Lebogang Ramafoko...

A network of researchers and civil society organisations have gathered together and launched the Prosecutions Project which is aimed at addressing the constitutional and structural independence of the National Prosecutions Authority. The group says the current legislation and systems of the NPA are constrained and outdated. For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the Executive Director at Corruption Watch, Lebogang Ramafoko...

Civil Society : we need to makes sure the NPA has teeth

As of 2024, an estimated eight million people are living with HIV in South Africa, representing approximately 13 percent of the global total, of whom five-point-two Million are women. Despite significant progress in treatment coverage and a fifty-three percent reduction in new infections since 2010, the country recorded approximately 170-thousand new HIV infections in 2024 alone, the highest annual total globally. At the centre of this crisis are adolescent girls and young women between the ages of 15 to 24 as they account for approximately 25 percent of all new HIV infections. TB HIV CARE, has however launched the My Journey Initiative in order to assist adolescent young girls and women from where they live, learn and gather. Bongiwe Zwane caught up with the Programme Director for Prevention in Priority Populations at TB HIV Care, Jennifer Mcloughlin

As of 2024, an estimated eight million people are living with HIV in South Africa, representing approximately 13 percent of the global total, of whom five-point-two Million are women. Despite significant progress in treatment coverage and a fifty-three percent reduction in new infections since 2010, the country recorded approximately 170-thousand new HIV infections in 2024 alone, the highest annual total globally. At the centre of this crisis are adolescent girls and young women between the ages of 15 to 24 as they account for approximately 25 percent of all new HIV infections. TB HIV CARE, has however launched the My Journey Initiative in order to assist adolescent young girls and women from where they live, learn and gather. Bongiwe Zwane caught up with the Programme Director for Prevention in Priority Populations at TB HIV Care, Jennifer Mcloughlin

RoadCover encourages registration in order to better access the Road Accident Fund

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